2025 Compare Cities Health:
Walnut Creek, CA vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- There are 259 physicians per 100,000 people in Oro Valley.
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Walnut Creek.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Walnut Creek, CAOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock76.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)35  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.219  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock82100
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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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